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Curlin Arrives At Santa Anita Park To Train For Breeders’ Cup Classic
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin arrived from New York to California at 5 pm today to begin training on Santa Anita Park’s new synthetic surface in anticipation of a possible start in the $5-million Breeders’ Cup Classic on October 25.
Owner Jess Jackson has said he first wants to test Curlin on the Pro-Ride surface before committing to run him against Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown and some of Europe’s top horses in the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Curlin won the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Saturday, earning $450,000 and making the 4-year-old the richest American thoroughbred in horse racing history, with $10,246,800, passing Cigar’s 12-year-old record.
“He came out of the race great,” race horse trainer Steve Asmussen said before leaving New York. “What we decide will only matter according to how he is on that race track. We’re going to California to work him and nothing past that.”
Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown has already been committed to run in the Breeders’ Cup Classic and will ship to California from New York a few days before the race.
“Big Brown is doing good,” race horse trainer Rick Dutrow said from New York. “I was happy to see what I saw yesterday with Curlin, and I can’t wait to get out there and put him (Big Brown) in the gate. We’re as excited as we can be.”
Santa Anita officials hope Curlin’s training goes well so they can promote a matchup of Horse of the Year candidates.
“I think the American public is focused on those two horses running against each other,” said Sherwood Chillingworth, director of the track’s Oak Tree meeting. “This would bring much-needed attention back to racing.”
The 2008 Breeders’ Cup will be run for the first time on a synthetic track on October 24-25.
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